Dale Asrael has been a practitioner of meditation, Buddhism, and the Shambhala teachings for over 45 years.  She became a student of Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche in 1973 and ,after his death, continued to  study with other teachers of Tibetan Buddhism.  As well, she trained with the Zen teacher Charlotte Joko Beck during the last twelve years of her life.

Dale teaches dharma programs and leads meditation retreats internationally, served as an Acharya for twenty years.  She is an authorized teacher of traditional Daoist qigong in the Xiantianwujimen lineage of Eva Wong.   

Dale is a Professor at Naropa University, where she founded and is the lead teacher for Naropa University Mindfulness Instructor Training, which just completed its twentieth annual cycle of training programs.

Her writing is published as chapters in three anthologies:  “Love of Wisdom Puts You on the Spot” in Meditation in the Classroom; “No Hidden Corners” in Shadows and Light; and “Compassionate Abiding” in Brilliant Sanity.